Marvin Oscar Smith

Background

Smith, Marvin Oscar was born on July 21, 1924 in Olean, New York, United States. Son of Marvin Oscar and Mary Schull (Welsh) Smith.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Civil Engineering, Drexel U., Philadelphia, 1948; Master of Business Administration, Lehigh University, 1970.

Career

Technical trainee, Bethlehem (Pennsylvania) Steel Corporation, 1948-1954; senior designer, Bethlehem (Pennsylvania) Steel Corporation, 1955-1957; senior engineer, Bethlehem (Pennsylvania) Steel Corporation, 1957-1970; project manager, Bethlehem (Pennsylvania) Steel Corporation, 1970-1981; engineering consultant in private practice, Bethlehem, 1981-1987; director industrial projects, Reimer & Fisher Engineering, Inc., Allentown, Pennsylvania, since 1987; president, Cherokee Coal Enterprises Inc., Bethlehem, since 1991.

Achievements

• Achievements include patents on blast furnace stoves, blast furnace support apparatus.

Membership

District commissioner Boy Scouts American, Bethlehem, 1955-1966. Committeeman Republican Party, 1962-1975. With United States Army, 1943-1946.

European Theatre of Operations. Member American Society of Civil Engineers, Iron and Steel Society, Association Iron & Steel Engineers (blast furnace committee member 1965-1981, chairman subcommittee 27, since 1974), Masons.

Connections

Married Arlene Snyder, December 30, 1944 (deceased 1983). Children: Marvin III, Shirley Marie. Married Carol Krone, September 2, 1984.

Father:

Marvin Oscar Smith

Mother:

Mary Schull (Welsh) Smith

Spouse:

Carol Krone

Spouse:

Arlene Snyder

child:

Shirley Marie Smith

child:

Marvin III Smith